Seed Corn Week Aids 1981 Crop Preparations Across Indiana
The Purdue university extension designates October 6-11 as Seed Corn Week to promote seed selection and storage with field meetings and new bulletins. Indiana groups sponsor the drive to ensure ample seed for 1981, while wheat becomes a cash crop with emphasis on high yields, seed quality, soil fertility, and nurse crop use for legumes.
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Purdue” University Agricultural Extension’ Department
Indiana
M. O. Pence
Agronomy Department
Purdue
Carroll County Ranks Strong at State Fair Livestock Contests
Carroll county entrants earned top honors in corn and livestock classes at the state fair. John Edward Snoeberger of Rockfield took first in the sectional corn club show. John Leib er of Deer Creek Township finished fourth in the Shorthorn calf club class. William Dickison of Madison Township placed seventh in the summer yearling Angus class and second in the open special Angus breeders class. Calves from these clubs prepare for the International Livestock show in Chicago this December. Lewis Funkhouser earned second and third on his commercial fat Short horn steer lot.
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Carroll County
John Edward Snoeberger
Rockfield
John Leiber
Deer Creek Township
William Dickison
Madison Township
Chicago
Lewis Funkhouser
Stove store opens on Main Street in Camden
A. B. Cripe of Camden representing the Kalamazoo Store company opens a display room on Main Street in the former Titlow Variety Store with a full line of stores of all kinds. Radio service by Herb Smith, phone 375.
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A. B. Cripe
Camden
Kalamazoo
Main Street
Titlow
Radio Service
Herb. Smith
Carroll County Dairy Herd Members Report August Data
Fourteen Carroll county farms in the Dairy Herd Improvement Association show for August an average feed cost per cow of 4.60, a profit over feed cost of 9.90, and an average butterfat production cost of ice. Farmers are cutting pasture with grain, feeding about half winter levels, using corn oats cottonseed or soybean meal. O C Hendryx already has ten cows over 300 pounds and plans heifers from his herd sire to establish a proven Guernsey sire in the state.
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O. C. Hendryx
Guernsey
Purdue Swine Day and Fall Poultry Meeting Schedule
Purdue swine day will be held on Friday September 26 with a good program. Many Carroll county farmers attend the annual Purdue swine day program. The annual fall poultry meeting will be held at Purdue October 1 to 5.
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Carroll’ County
Purdue
Veedersburg meeting turns heated during Purnell dinner
A Veedersburg gathering hosted by the town business men's club drew farmers as guests with Congressman Purnell as speaker. He praised the nation then faced tough questions about postmaster appointments, ending with a heated exchange that may foreshadow a hard campaign.
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Veedersburg
Republican Party
Business Men’s Club
Attica
Congressman Purnell
Purnell
Parnell
White House
Ninth
Arrests at Ideal Beach for Gambling
Otis Anderson John Plunkett and Frank Petty were arrested at Ideal Beach near Monticello by Sheriff Fisher on a gambling charge. All three pleaded guilty and were fined 25 dollars each at arraignment.
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Otis. Anderson
John Plunkett
Frank Petty
Ideal Beach
Monticello
Sheriff Fisher
Monroe Parents Send Children to Cutler Amid School Feud
About twenty Monroe township children entered the Cutler school last week reigniting a long running dispute with trustee Glen O. Smith. Courts have repeatedly sided with Monroe patrons on transfers. consolidation talks have grown as Flora residents fear tax hikes and back transfer costs. Trustee Shaffer trimmed his levy seven cents while facing higher operating costs due to the influx.
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Monroe School
Cutler
Glen O. Smith
Smith
Bringhurst
Flora
Democrat Township
Thomas Armstrong
C. A. Bailey
Armstrong
Elmer Shaffer
Monroe
Wilbur Lane
American Legion
Monroe Township
First Visit in Year Details Local Corn Outlook
A. W. Quinn of Rock Creek township visited Delphi for the first time in over a year. He was homebound five months due to illness before traveling. He expects the local corn crop yield to match last year with potentially better quality despite smaller ears.
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A. W. Quinn
Rock Creek Township
Burrows
Delphi
Bowman lands Pittsburg street repair contract for gas mains
George Bowman of Pittsburg has secured a city contract to repair streets torn up to lay gas mains. The Citizen subscription price is listed as $1.50.
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George Bowman
Pittsburg
Fair Board Defends County Fair Management Practices
A Carroll County fair board member rejects claims by Fred Smith of the Farm Bureau that the county fair was run loosely without financial reports. He notes a complete ledger, an auditing committee, and open access to records via treasurer Harry E. Reed. Premium funds reach hundreds of dollars and are distributed across the county to farmers and families.
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Fred. Smith
Farm Bureau
County Council
Fair Board
Harry E. Reed
Carroll County Loan & Trust Co
Ray P Rohrabaugh 1888 1930 Soldier Remembered in Camden
Ray P. Rohrabaugh born near Camden August 5 1888 died September 2 1930 at age 42 years 28 days. Survived by mother Dora Day Flora sisters Bessie McCauley Arlington Heights NL Maud Jones Camden and nieces Helen and Mary Ellen Jones. Lived in Carroll county Alaska and the west south finished with World War I military service in France. Married Georgia Smith of Quanta Texas October 31 1919. Funeral at Leiter funeral home Flora August 5 burial in Camden Cemetery with soldier burial rites led by Rev Elmer Kahl.
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Ray P. Rohrabaugh
Camden
Dora Day
Flora
Bessie McCauley
Arlington Heights
Maud Jones
Helen Jones
Mary Ellen Jones
Carroll County
Alaska
West
South
France
Georgia Smith
Quanta
Tex
Boston
Mass
Veteran Hospital
Otwood
Rutland Heights Veteran Hospital
Massachusetts
Leiter Funeral Home
Elmer Kahl
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Clinton County Council Lowers Tax Rate By Twelve Cents
The Clinton County council reduced the tax rate by 12 cents, lowering it from 72 cents to 60 cents. This adjustment affects property tax assessments and will impact local budget allocations and resident bills.
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Clinton County
No Birth Control in Washington Township Mentioned
Miss Golden Rule employed by Mrs Edna Yeager trustee of Washington township teaches primary grades at North Central school. She notes twenty nine beginners, twenty five boys, with material for future Pat O Donnell and Mike Ryans and potential world leaders. Washington township has a history of producing notable orators and statesmen.
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Golden Rule
Edna Yeager
Washington Township
North Central School
Miss Rule
Pat O’donnell
Mike Ryans
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Ralph Maggart
Indiana Corn Growers’ Association
Agricultural Departments
Railroads
County Farms
Lydia E. Pinkham
Florence Johnson
R. R
Chetopa
Kansas
Congress
Paul Ew
Clinton
Brewer’s Shoe Store
Kiefer-Stewart Company
Indianapolis
Ft. Wayne
Distrib
Goodyear
Sargent & Bassett
Flint
Mich
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Motor Company
Detroit, Mich
General Motors Corporation
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